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1963 Map of Mexia

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Mexia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Mexia serves as the central hub of this Limestone County landscape, showcasing the post-war expansion of its residential and educational infrastructure. The map details several local schools, including Dunbar High Sch, Ross Sch, and Douglas Sch, reflecting the community's mid-century social fabric. Beyond the city grid, the terrain is shaped by the Tehuacana Oil Field to the northwest and a network of watercourses like Tehuacana Creek and Salt Creek.

The rural outskirts are dotted with historic gathering places such as Friendship Ch and Primitive Ch, alongside numerous family and community burial grounds including New Home Cem, Spillers Cem, and Oak Island Cem. Evidence of earlier transport remains visible through an Old RR Grade cutting through the landscape, while active lines like the Southern Pacific and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific continue to drive the regional economy near the Limestone and Freestone Co line.